“Manuscripts - at least for Muslims who understand the subject - are to be read as books whose contents are to be known and understood, for that is why they were written, and not to be regarded as enigmatic specimens for critical textual and philological exercises. To them what is in the manuscripts is more important than what is on them, and so they say: Al-'ilmu fi'l-sudur la fi'l-sutur.”
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Comments on the Re-Examination of Al-Raniri's Hujjatu'l-Siddiq: A Refutation
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Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, born on September 5, 1931, is a prominent Islamic philosopher, author, and scholar from Malaysia. His works cover a wide range of fields, including Islamic philosophy, religious thought, and cultural studies, and have had a profound impact on scholars worldwide. more
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